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Recognised as Colour

#5FDAE5

  • #5FDAE5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#5FDAE5 is a cyan with RGB values 95, 218, 229 and HSL 185°, 72%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#5FDAE5#5FDAE5
HEX#5FDAE5
RGBrgb(95, 218, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.8549, 0.898
RGB percentages37.3%, 85.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(184.9, 72%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 58.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK58.5%, 4.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,281,957
CSS custom property--colour: #5FDAE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#A0251A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD2E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C2E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00E2DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.3Turquoise · ΔE 17.6Light seagreen · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E56A5F
Analogous#5FE5AD, #5F97E5
Triadic#E55FDA, #DAE55F
Split complementary#E55F97, #E5AD5F
Tetradic#AD5FE5, #E56A5F, #97E55F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F8FA
Lighter +20%#B7EEF3
Lighter +10%#8BE4EC
Darker −10%#33D0DE
Darker −20%#1FB2BF
Darker −30%#188993
Darker −40%#116067
More saturated +25%#48EDFC
Less saturated −25%#76C7CE

Channel breakdown

R95
G218
B229
Red95 (37.3%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue184.93°
Saturation (HSL)72.04%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G DA · B E5

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